corset
pronunciation
How to pronounce corset in British English:
UK [ˈkɔːsɪt]
How to pronounce corset in American English:
US [ˈkɔːrsɪt]
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- Noun:
- a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
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- Verb:
- dress with a corset
Word Origin
- corset
- corset: see corpse
- corset (n.)
- c. 1300, "kind of laced bodice," from Old French corset (13c.) "bodice, tunic," diminutive of cors "body" (see corps). Meaning "stiff supporting and constricting undergarment" is from 1795.
Example
- 1. However later in the evening ...... she donned a green corset gown .
- 2. Did I lace his corset , of course .
- 3. He ran his hands down her back and carefully undid her tight corset .
- 4. Technological progress and economic growth loosen the corset of cost-benefit analysis , but not the laws of physics .
- 5. A lightweight corset bone originally made from the quills of domestic fowl as a substitute for .